Kevin Jeffries

Retirees who relocate to Riverside from other counties would get a break on property taxes, under a measure authorized Tuesday by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors.

Supervisors voted 4-1 to draft an ordinance that would let senior citizens buy homes in Riverside County, yet continue paying essentially the same taxes here that they did in the counties they left behind. The board will later consider whether to approve an ordinance.

Supervisor Jeff Stone of Temecula voted against the idea, saying the county can't afford to forfeit property-tax revenue when it is struggling to rebound from a deep recession and pay its bills. Property taxes account for more than 80...

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